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Happening now, MLA @MLAnews webinar on higher education and the COVID-19 crisis with @alondra, @CathyNDavidson, @cnewf, and @PaulaKrebs
https://twitter.com/MLAnews/status/1265629555311640576
https://twitter.com/MLAnews/status/1265629555311640576
@alondra speaking on the disparity of "research productivity" and care work, care work also involved in teaching. The trauma of this moment, disproportionate effect on different people's experiences.
@CathyNDavidson speaks on the emergency remote delivery, having needed asynchronous options
@cnewf mentions the need for greater job security for contingent faculty who have been doing much of this work
@CathyNDavidson mentions some of the most innovative teaching from English, writing, and composition classes, instructors who have created online courses with combined asynchronous options and synchronous meetings thus very focused
re: above, instructors who had *already* been trained in creating online composition and writing courses, so being able to learn from these folx moving forward with upcoming transitions with pedagogy
@alondra critical point about research at this moment, with the disproportionate "getting out first with research" vs. those disproportionately affected by this moment and further marginalized, thus further unable to shape the research coming out
@cnewf public universities don't have the resources for "opening" in the fall, concerns about COVID-19-era funding, CalState schools going online because if opening in person testing would cost $25Million *each week*
@CathyNDavidson rightfully calls out the irresponsible announcements coming out from some institutional and government leaders with disregard for who really is at the frontlines among students, staff, etc.